In an en banc decision issued today, January 8, 2018, the Federal Circuit ruled that a patent owner appealing an adverse inter partes review (IPR) decision can raise the issue whether the IPR should have been found to be...more
Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit narrowed the types of patents eligible for covered business method (CBM) review. In Unwired Planet, LLC v. Google Inc., Case No. 15-1812, (Fed. Cir. Nov. 21, 2016) (“Unwired Planet”),...more